Notch fitting for umbrellas



April 28, 1931. c RQYLE NOTCH FITTING FOR UMBRELLAS Filed March 1, 1928 WWW,

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Patented Apr. '28, 1931 f g f warren STATES rarest orries; cYRIL nu rrnre BOYLE, or nnw roitnnwintows,nnstnivn V if No'ron marine ronuirennntas i 1 Application filed March 1, 1928, Serial no. 25s ,ev1,.2tndn1e1eat Bataan-nan; 1927.

The present invention relates to improvea sleeve 10 can similarly. be provided with an ments in the furniture of umbrellas. upstanding flange 11 convex to the exterior Notches or slides for umbrellas are known and presenting an abutment surface against in which an axle channel in a ring receives the which the inner ends of the radial ribs 12 can 5 T heads of ribs passing through radial slots abut, thereby ta-king strain on the securing 55 and shrouded by an upstanding convexfiange wire 13. j of greater diameter than the ring. *Sii'nilarly it will benoticedthat the usual According to the present invention a notch rosette sometimes employed to enshroud the or slider for an umbrella comprises in conibiends of the ribs of the umbrella at this place, nation an upstanding flange convex on its eX canibe avoided as the flange 11 fully pro- 60 terior and an externally grooved ring providtects the user of the umbrella from the danger ed with radial slots to receive the ribs, which of pinching the ends of this fingers between ring is of lesser diameter than said upstandthe ribs 12 and the notched ring forming ing flange. part of the slider.

15 The invention is more particularly de- The flanged part of-the present invention 65 scribed with reference to the accompanying 6, 11, 'as the case may be, may be either formed drawings in which integral with the notch. or slider respec- Figure l is a part sectional elevation tively, or may beformed separately thereto through an umbrella, to whlch the devices as shown-1n Figure 4 and secured by rivetof the present invention are afiixed. ing, soldering 01' other means.

Figure 2 is a plan view of a notch ac- The preferred form of the invention is cording to the present invention. shown in Fig. 5, in which the notches are Figure 3 is a corresponding outside elevaformed byja: circular diametrical cut. This tion. produces anabutment at the upper end of the Figure 4 is a cross sectional view of a modiradial slot, and this abutment is so disposed (.5

fied form of construction. p relative to the groove in which the holding Figure 5 is a cross sectional view of a furwire of the ribs is placed, that the outeredge ther modification. of the abutment holds the rib against hori- In the application to the present invention zontal withdrawal. In other words, when to a notch as shown in Figures 1 and 3, the the rib ends are placed in the radial grooves, sleeve 1 adapted to be secured upon the stick there is a pocket which receives and holds the 2 of the umbrella is provided with the usual end of the rib in place, and the endwise strain notches 3, for the reception. of the ends of the on the rib is taken up by this abutment rather umbrella ribs l, which are therein secured by than by the holding wire which retains the means of soft iron wire 5 in the usual manends in place in the holding grooves. 5 ner. It will be noticed that the devices of the According to the present invention a flange present invention have the advantage that 6 is provided on the notch havinga convex the cover is protected from contact with the I outer surface around which the silk or the like sharp edges of the slots, in which the ribs are fabric 7 of the umbrella is secured by stitchmounted, andfrom the rib ends, and further 9.

ing, as is usual, and is enshrouded by the that the usual rosette and the like extra texusual cap 9. It will be seen however, that tile parts can be suppressed with elimination by this invention the necessity of a rosette or of the. labour necessary in the mounting of fly at this place will be avoided, and the these. Further, the strain on the cover will further advantage obtained that the outstandbe more uniformly distributed than with ing smooth surfaced flange 6 holds the fabric hitherto known constructions. clear of the ends of the ribs 4 of the umbrella, I declare that what I claim is and so prevents damage to the cover of the A stick fitting comprising a sleeve adapted umbrella at this place. i to be secured to the stick, the lower'portion The slider of the umbrella comprising of said sleeve having radial rib receiving slots V therein and a peripheral groove intersecting said slots for receiving a wire adapted to pass through apertures 1n the ends of umbrella ribs for pivotally securing the ribs in the slots,

said groove being of such depth and said sleeve being of sufficient thickness so that the rib ends will be housed Wholly within the sleeve when the umbrellais closed, and a laterally extending flange on said sleeve intermediate its ends and projecting outwardly bee yond said lower portion and forming abutments at the upper ends of said slots for said ribs, the faces of said abutments being inclined inwardly and upwardly and the securing wire adapted to be so disposed that the ends of theribs when the umbrella is closed extend above the extreme outer edges of the abutments, the upper portions of said sleeves being tapered inwardly from said flange toward its upper end to form a support for the umbrella covering whereby said covering is held away from possible contact with the ribs.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto signed 7 my name this 14th day of February, 1928.

OYRIL NUTTER BOYLE.- 

